Archive for the ‘Interracial Marriages’ Category

Are racial slurs normal between interracial couples?

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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“N*gger b***h!!” That’s what this loving husband calls his wife whenever they are having sex. There is nothing wrong with their one year interracial marriage. If anything, it’s been perfect! He loves her to death, is loyal, committed, showers her with gifts, takes her places; all things a woman looks for. When having sex on [...]

Which is more significant? Finding an ethnic equal or finding an intellectual equal?

Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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Most successful black women would love to marry a black man they can relate with and can understand her culturally, and also one who is her intellectual and/or her financial equal. So what happens when they can’t find both? When grappled with the decision to “marry down” in order to marry a black man or [...]

Can interracial marriage really improve a nation’s race relations?

Monday, March 25th, 2013
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In Brazil, people of different ethnic groups have intermarried, giving the impression of a country that is a racial democracy. Problem is: this aint the case. Pick a newspaper, turn on the TV, take a walk on the streets and you will see a country plagued with racial segregation. According to the article ‘In Brazil, [...]

Anti-white black man married to a white woman

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
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Is it possible to be racist and date interracially? I have a friend, a white woman who is married to this Black man. But based on the comments he makes about white people, he has small minded racist attitudes. This man really hates White people. The thing is: he doesn’t even care about the presence [...]

Why black and white interracial love aint an issue in Paris

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
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Apparently, in Paris, attitudes towards interracial love aren’t the same as in the U.S. If anything, there are plenty of Black and white couples; as many as there are hair weaves on women says Ebony‘s arts and culture editor , Miles Marshall Lewis, as he looks back on his recent visit to Paris. In a [...]

Interracial dating: We lost another one to the others

Friday, January 11th, 2013
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“…some of the black men… that applaud and encourage ALL interracial and NONDATING of black women think he’s a GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG BLACK BOYS! Show them they can be standup guys, highly educated, smart and educated and that if their “romantic preference” is someone that DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEIR MOTHER, SISTER OR [...]

Do interracial couples have it easier in Africa?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
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Just like anywhere else, stereotypes about interracial relationships gain credence when people are asked to generalize. Whether you are an African man or woman in an interracial relationship, generalizations about your motives will be formed. For instance, if you are a woman, you are a wh*** or gold digger; if you are a man, you [...]

Why are Some Black Women Hating on Michael Ealy’s New, Non-Black Wife?

Monday, December 24th, 2012
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By Christelyn Karazin Co-author, “Swirling: How to Date, Mate and Relate, Mixing Race, Culture and Creed” publisher of BeyondBlackWhite.com News about “Think Like a Man” star Michael Ealy secretly married a non-black woman was posted today on the Essence Facebook fan page. A friend of mine sent me the link and made a comment about [...]

Prejudices drop as Britain’s mixed race population hits over 1 mill

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
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If you are mixed race in Britain, then you are among the fastest growing group of people and the largest ethnic group among those 16 years and below. As per the 2011 census data, this group which is born to parents in interracial relationships has a population of over 1 million. Much as this seems [...]

Are we more comfortable with gay couples than with interracial couples?

Thursday, December 20th, 2012
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Interracial relationships are more than same sex ones. That’s a fact. But as Alissa Henry noticed, same-sex couples seem to be enjoying a “disproportionately large amount of representation” on TV than interracial couples. In her words, “interracial couples are relatively nonexistent”. Anyone pick up on that? Apparently, much as there has been a major rise [...]